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Features For Recording
LED Light
LED Light can be used to brighten the subject
in the dark place during video recording or
D.S.C. shooting.
Press LIGHT repeatedly to change the setting.
The light is on always.
The light turns on automatically
when dark.
No display
Disables this function.
Notes:
• Be careful not to point the LED Light directly to
eyes.
• If the light does not reach the subject when
the LED Light setting is “ON”, the Night-
Alive function will be activated, and makes it
possible to shoot the subject brighter.
• Since subjects are shot at a reduced shutter
speed when the LED Light setting is “ON”, they
will appear slightly blurred.
Snapshot (Record Still Image
On Tape)
This feature lets you record still images that
look like photographs onto a tape.
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Set the MEMORY/VIDEO
Switch to “VIDEO” (੬ 13).
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Set the Power Switch to “REC” (੬ 13).
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Set “REC MEDIA” to “
/ ” or “ ” (੬ 30).
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Set “SNAP/SLOW” to “SNAP”.
(੬ 30)
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Press SNAPSHOT.
Notes:
• The “
PHOTO
” indication appears and a still
image will be recorded for approx. 5 seconds,
then the camcorder re-enters the Record-
Standby mode.
•
You can perform Snapshot also during recording.
A still image will be recorded for approx.
5 seconds, then the normal recording resumes.
• If the image taken by snapshot is too dark or
too bright, select (੬ 36) or “SPOTLIGHT”
(੬ 38).
•
The image quality for Snapshot in
16:9 mode is 640 x 360. However, the approx.
number of storable images is similar with
Snapshot in 4:3 mode (੬ 23).
Motor Drive Mode
Keeping SNAPSHOT pressed in step
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provides an effect similar to serial photography.
(Interval between still images: approx. 1 second).
• The Motor Drive mode is disabled
when “REC MEDIA” is set to
“ / ” or
“
” (੬ 30).
LED Light
LIGHT
Live Slow
This feature is useful for recording or playing
back precious or hard-to-see moments at a
slow speed. Sound is recorded and played
back in real time.
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Set the MEMORY/VIDEO Switch to
“VIDEO”.
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Set the Power Switch to “REC” or “PLAY”.
• If set to “REC”, the recording mode should
be set to “M” (੬ 20).
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Set “SNAP/SLOW” to “SLOW” (੬ 30, 33).
The Live Slow indicator “ ” appears.
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Press SLOW during recording or playback.
• The moving pictures are divided into four
frames. They are recorded or played
back for 1.5 seconds, and then normal
recording or playback resumes.
Note:
Live Slow cannot be used when the 16:9 Wide
mode is selected.
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